England 2022 World Cup Starting XI

Lol @ Ings.

Lol @ Walker.

As nice as it is of you to reply, I was actually hoping to have a conversation/debate about selections. But each to their own.

Well, Walker's nowhere near the standard of an England international footballer right now. Bertrand and Clyne are both infinitely better. I'd rather Chambers, too.

Ings... where to start? He's got a failed move to Liverpool, before a loan out to Sunderland, then dotting around various Northern journeyman clubs career trajectory written all over him.

Hart will still be there. Ibe should be in the discussion if Rodgers doesn't ruin him, Shaw will be there. Chambers could be there.Berahino and Ward-Prowse have futures.

Hey everyone,

There was recently an item on BBC Sport where a pundit suggested what he thought would be the starting XI for England at the 2022 World Cup. Despite it being a poor few years we seem to have some promising youngsters coming through now and Greg Dyke (FA Chairman) set the target of winning the 2022 World Cup.

Obviously there will be some players who are just 14/15 now who will rise up in the next few years to become the next promising star of the England team but based on the young talent around now, what do you think the starting XI will be come Winter 2022?

Here is mine:

GK - Jack Butland

RB - Kyle Walker
CB - John Stones
CB - Eric Dier
LB - Luke Garbutt

CDM - Jordan Henderson
CAM - Ross Barkley
RM - Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
LM - Raheem Sterling

ST - Harry Kane
ST - Danny Ings

That's off the top of my head, I'm sure there are players that I will have missed out but I look forward to hearing your squads and having a healthy debate.

There is no way to say. There was an article from about 2002 on the possible team to start in 2010 in South Africa and it's laughable.

I would expect Sterling to be around as well as Barkley, not sure on the rest.

Garbutt: Has he shown anything to suggest he'll be better than Shaw, who's 2 years younger with about 20 times as many Premier League games played?
Dier: People basically went mad over his first few games then he's been nothing special since, and he's been mostly on the right. Smalling is a better option based on current young CBs.
Clyne is better than Walker and the same age.

Midfield: Wilshere is more talented than Henderson or Barkley, and he'll be right at his peak (age 30) so if he can avoid constant injuries he should be in there, probably at the expense of a striker since you need 3 in the middle really.
Can't really argue with the wings or Kane up front based on current players, but of course so much can change before then. Kids as young as 11 currently could play in this World Cup.

Dead certs for the first team; Raheem Sterling
Dead certs for the squad; Hart, Wilshere, Ox, Kane, Shaw, Clyne, Chambers, Ibe, Henderson

With Luke Shaw it all rests on next season really. Had a great time at Southampton but shown very little at Manchester United, especially not great as he was signed before Van Gaal even took charge.

As for Jack Wilshere I think people go mad over him in the same way in which you reference Dier. People still go on about his touch and technique but I'm just not that impressed by him - and if he continues being so injury prone I doubt he will get any better than he is at the minute.

Won't Hart be like 37/38? Would be very very surprised if he was still playing. Loftus Cheek if he can get his way into the Chelsea team consistently. Wilshere, Henderson would still be around. Interesting to see if Hodgson still wouldn't rate the best LB in the league (Bertrand)

Loftus Cheek if he can get his way into the Chelsea team consistently.

As for Ings, I'm a big fan of his. I guess the fate of his career rests on where he goes this summer - whether that be abroad or to Liverpool. I'd be disappointed if he just disappears into obscurity though. People discount him because he plays for Burnley but he works tirelessly and can score goals. He needs the chances that he will get at a more creative club.

He'll be 35, so he might have gone downhill enough for Butland to be number 1 but I imagine he'll be around the squad and could still be first choice. Buffon is 37, Seaman was first choice until 38, Van Der Sar until 40 etc.